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   compendious

   /kəmˈpɛndɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way: formal "a compendious study"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus ‘advantageous, brief’, from compendium ‘profit, saving, abbreviation’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. compendiously adverb
   • 2. compendiousness noun

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   What does compendious mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of COMPENDIOUS is marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter : concise and comprehensive; also : comprehensive. How to use compendious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Compendious.

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   What is a synonym for compendious?

   • Some common synonyms of compendious are concise, laconic, pithy, succinct, summary, and terse. While all these words mean "very brief in statement or expression," compendious applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment. In what contexts can concise take the place of compendious?

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   What is the difference between concise and compendious?

   • The words concise and compendious are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, concise suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative. When might laconic be a better fit than compendious?

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   What is a compendious history?

   • a compendious history of the world. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word compendiōsus. See compendium, -ous David Frum on Allen Guelzo's compendious synthesis of new thinking about slavery and its aftermath. A very complete and compendious work, apparently accurate and in beautiful style.

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   COMPENDIOUS definition: 1. short but complete, including everything that is important: 2. large and including many…. Learn more.

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     COMPENDIOUS meaning: 1. short but complete, including...

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     COMPENDIOUS definicja: 1. short but complete, including...

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     compendious 의미, 정의, compendious의 정의: 1. short but complete,...

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   The meaning of COMPENDIOUS is marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter : concise and comprehensive; also : comprehensive. How to use compendious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Compendious.

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   Compendious definition: of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise. See examples of COMPENDIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Define compendious. compendious synonyms, compendious pronunciation, compendious translation, English dictionary definition of compendious. adj. Containing or stating briefly all the essentials of something; comprehensive and concise. com·pen′di·ous·ly adv. Usage Note: Traditionally, something...

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   adjective. of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise. a compendious history of the world. SYNONYMS summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.

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   compendious. containing all the necessary facts about something. Definition of compendious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.